title: Henoch-Schönlein purpura as clinical presentation of a myelodysplastic syndrome.
abstract: Small-vessel vasculitis may be a paraneoplastic syndrome. It may be associated with haematologic malignancies and less frequently with solid tumors. We describe a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome presenting as Henoch-Schönlein Purpura. To our knowledge this association has not previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Division, Hospital Xeral-Calde, Lugo, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Gay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ibañez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopez-Viana
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferran
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Regueira
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Vela
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone